What Do HPC/AI Users Want from the Cloud?
September 23rd, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Online
September 23rd, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Online
About the Session
Drawing on extensive market data, including direct customer feedback and detailed surveys, Jaclyn Ludema and Earl Joseph of Hyperion Research will present a data-driven view on what cloud service providers can do to better serve the HPC/AI community. This session will reveal key insights into cloud market growth, emerging trends, customer adoption successes, expectations, and pain points--and in doing so, provide insights for how HPC/AI, users, and developers can better use cloud computing services. They will discuss the critical factors that influence customer decisions, including performance, cost-effectiveness, and ease of use, and offer a clear-eyed perspective on the challenges and opportunities for cloud providers seeking to become a more integral part of the scientific and technical computing ecosystem. Join us to hear these insights, ask questions, and share your own thoughts on what would make you most effective in using HPC/AI in the cloud.
Speaker
Earl Joseph
CEO, Hyperion Research
Dr. Earl Joseph drives research and consulting efforts associated with the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific markets for technical servers and supercomputers. He advises Hyperion Research clients on the competitive, managerial, technological, integration and implementation issues for technical servers. Dr. Joseph also oversees Hyperion Research's high-end HPC User Forum activities.
Specifically, Dr. Joseph focuses on:
HPC worldwide market data and ROI
Vendor strategies
Exascale initiatives worldwide
U.S. Government
Asia-Pacific region
Manufacturing sector
Jaclyn Ludema
Analyst, Hyperion Research
Jaclyn Ludema is the lead sustainability analyst and covers significant areas pertaining to the HPC market. Ms. Ludema has experience as a Data Scientist serving government agencies (NOAA, HHS-CMS, and NASA). Her strengths are in data analysis, automating decision-support processes, applying weather and ocean models to forecast systems, and helping teams solve big data storage and usage issues. Her vast experience also includes saving over 100 manatees from chilly weather and boat strikes. Ms. Ludema has a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and an MS from Johns Hopkins University.